New and Upcoming Events - May 7, 2012 Edition

We've added two new meetups to our calendar, one for this week and one for next. Remember, you can follow us on Twitter @sciencetavern or on our Facebook page for news and updates and you can find podcasts of past meetups on our iTunes page.

See you at the Tavern!Marc

NewThu, May 10, 12:30pClean Energy As a Driver for Cooperation and Global GrowthWhat is the role for international collaboration in advancing Clean Energy? What is the UK’s experience in driving jobs and growth in Clean Energy and Clean Tech sectors? Please join Gregory Barker MP, UK Minister of State, Department of Energy & Climate Change, for this insightful discussion at the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute.

Thu, May 17, 7pPandora Botanicals: What Kind of Plants Might Grow on Other Planets?The summer Atlanta Botanical Garden Science Cafe returns for a series of discussions exploring the many facets of climate change. This first installment features former Science Tavern presenter, Angelle Tanner, discussing her work on exoplanets and its implications for extraterrestrial plant life.

Saturday, 8pMichael Frayn's Tony-Winning "Copenhagen" at Academy TheatreFaryn’s compelling play spins a speculative story about a meeting between physics giants Werner Heisenberg and Niels Bohr in Copenhagen at the height of World War II. You must purchase your own tickets for this event. I’ll be sending out a suggestion for a place we can meet for dinner later this week.

Later this monthSat, May 19, 7pThe Atlanta Campaign - Geology and the Civil War*Please join us as Emory at Oxford Professor of Geology Stephen Henderson gives us a look at this pivotal campaign of the Civil War from a geological perspective, following Sherman's march toward Atlanta from the mountains of north Georgia in the fall of 1863 to the crossing of the Chattahoochee River in the summer of 1864.

Sat, May 26, 7pThe Christian Right's Assault on Public Education and the Science CurriculumSince the integrity of the teaching of science in the public schools is important to us, the Atlanta Science Tavern is pleased to co-sponsor this meetup which is a production of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State (Georgia Chapter). Please join us as Katherine Stewart, author of “The Good News Club”, describes the ongoing efforts to inject evangelical Christianity into public schools, making clear the link between climate science deniers, creationists and this religious movement.

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If you are excited by science - but not necessarily a science professional - and you live in the Atlanta area, then the Atlanta Science Tavern is the meetup for you.

Our program is centered on a monthly meeting at Manuel's Tavern, which features a speaker - typically a scientist from a nearby university or research center - who presents his or her work to a smart general audience of science enthusiasts. Thanks to our sponsor,Abrupt Media, these talks are available to a wider audience aspodcastson iTunes.

We also host once-a-month presentations as part of our ongoing Young Researchers Series, which features talks by graduate students and postdocs from local universities.In addition, we organize social outings and field trips that provide opportunities for our members to experience science as it expresses itself in the community at large.